Born Sep 5, 1983 · Houston, TX · age 42
A former All-Star pitcher who became the Texas Rangers' head of baseball operations and assembled the club's first World Series champion in 2023 through aggressive free-agent spending.
6 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Rangers | POBO/GM | 2021–present | 5 | -36.4 | -7.28 | -18.2 | -78.4 | +27.8 | +4.3 | +45.4 | -0.1 | 0.90 | 0.467 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -347 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 6 | -36.4 | -18.2 | -78.4 | +27.8 | +4.3 | +45.4 | -0.1 | 0.90 | 0.467 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -347 | |||
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Seager | SS | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | +19.6 |
| Marcus Semien | 2B/SS | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | +17.2 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | TEX | Free agency | 2022 | +9.4 |
| Wyatt Langford | OF | TEX | Draft | 2024 | +7.5 |
| Jonah Heim | C | TEX | Trade | 2021 | +7.0 |
| Josh Jung | 3B | TEX | Draft | 2022 | +6.7 |
| Jacob deGrom | P | TEX | Free agency | 2022 | +6.4 |
| Jon Gray | P | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | +4.9 |
| Josh Smith | 3B/SS | TEX | Draft | 2022 | +4.5 |
| Evan Carter | OF | TEX | Draft | 2023 | +3.7 |
| Ezequiel Duran | 3B | TEX | Draft | 2022 | +3.5 |
| Andrew Heaney | P | TEX | Free agency | 2022 | +3.3 |
| Jack Leiter | P | TEX | Draft | 2024 | +2.9 |
| Tyler Mahle | P | TEX | Free agency | 2023 | +2.1 |
| Patrick Corbin | P | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | +1.9 |
| Kirby Yates | P | TEX | Free agency | 2023 | +1.9 |
| Cody Bradford | P | TEX | Draft | 2023 | +1.8 |
| David Robertson | P | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | +1.8 |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | +1.4 |
| Josh Sborz | P | TEX | Trade | 2021 | +1.4 |
| Matt Moore | P | TEX | Free agency | 2022 | +1.3 |
| Kyle Higashioka | C | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | +1.1 |
| Kumar Rocker | P | TEX | Draft | 2024 | +1.1 |
| Will Smith | P | TEX | Free agency | 2023 | +1.1 |
| Hoby Milner | P | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | +1.0 |
| Travis Jankowski | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2023 | +0.9 |
| Jakob Junis | P | TEX | Free agency | 2026 | +0.7 |
| Robert Garcia | P | TEX | Trade | 2024 | +0.6 |
| Max Scherzer | P | TEX | Trade | 2023 | +0.6 |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2023 | +0.5 |
| Meibrys Viloria | C | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | +0.4 |
| Tyler Alexander | P | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | +0.3 |
| John Hicks | C/1B | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | +0.3 |
| Garrett Richards | P | TEX | Free agency | 2022 | +0.3 |
| Cole Winn | P | TEX | Draft | 2024 | +0.3 |
| Drew Anderson | P | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | +0.2 |
| Caleb Boushley | P | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | +0.2 |
| Peyton Gray | P | TEX | Draft | 2026 | +0.2 |
| Cal Quantrill | P | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | +0.2 |
| Cole Ragans | P | TEX | Draft | 2022 | +0.2 |
| Yerry Rodríguez | P | TEX | Draft | 2022 | +0.2 |
| Jacob Webb | P | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | +0.2 |
| Dustin Harris | OF | TEX | Draft | 2024 | +0.1 |
| Alejandro Osuna | OF | TEX | Draft | 2025 | +0.1 |
| Tucker Barnhart | C | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | -0.0 |
| Marc Church | P | TEX | Draft | 2024 | -0.0 |
| Glenn Otto | P | TEX | Trade | 2021 | +0.0 |
| Daniel Robert | P | TEX | Draft | 2024 | -0.0 |
| Jesús Tinoco | P | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | +0.0 |
| José Ureña | P | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | +0.0 |
| Hunter Wood | P | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | -0.0 |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | -0.1 |
| Carter Baumler | P | TEX | Trade | 2025 | -0.1 |
| Gavin Collyer | P | TEX | Draft | 2026 | -0.1 |
| Luis Curvelo | P | TEX | Draft | 2025 | -0.1 |
| Sandro Fabian | OF | TEX | Draft | 2024 | -0.1 |
| Gerson Garabito | P | TEX | Draft | 2024 | -0.1 |
| Sam Haggerty | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | -0.1 |
| Danny Jansen | C | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | -0.1 |
| Ian Kennedy | P | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | -0.1 |
| Joc Pederson | DH/OF | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | -0.1 |
| Alex Speas | P | TEX | Draft | 2023 | -0.1 |
| Rowdy Tellez | 1B | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | -0.1 |
| Steele Walker | OF | TEX | Rule 5 | 2022 | -0.1 |
| Jared Walsh | 1B | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | -0.1 |
| Jalen Beeks | P | TEX | Free agency | 2026 | -0.2 |
| Jose Corniell | P | TEX | Draft | 2025 | -0.2 |
| Elier Hernandez | DH/OF | TEX | Draft | 2022 | -0.2 |
| Brock Holt | 2B/3B/OF | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | -0.2 |
| Billy McKinney | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2025 | -0.2 |
| Jonathan Ornelas | 3B/SS | TEX | Draft | 2023 | -0.2 |
| Bubba Thompson | OF | TEX | Draft | 2022 | -0.2 |
| Owen White | P | TEX | Draft | 2023 | -0.2 |
| Cody Freeman | 2B | TEX | Draft | 2025 | -0.3 |
| J. P. Martínez | OF | TEX | Draft | 2023 | -0.3 |
| Davis Wendzel | 3B | TEX | Draft | 2024 | -0.3 |
| Greg Holland | P | TEX | Free agency | 2022 | -0.4 |
| Austin Pruitt | P | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | -0.4 |
| Hyeon-jong Yang | P | TEX | Draft | 2021 | -0.4 |
| Sandy León | C | TEX | Free agency | 2023 | -0.5 |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2026 | -0.5 |
| Justin Foscue | 2B/DH | TEX | Draft | 2024 | -0.6 |
| Andrew Knizner | C | TEX | Free agency | 2024 | -0.6 |
| Mike Foltynewicz | P | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | -0.7 |
| Spencer Howard | P | TEX | Trade | 2021 | -0.8 |
| Grant Anderson | P | TEX | Draft | 2023 | -0.9 |
| Kohei Arihara | P | TEX | Draft | 2021 | -0.9 |
| Kole Calhoun | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2021 | -1.3 |
| Brad Miller | SS | TEX | Free agency | 2022 | -1.3 |
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.